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HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES.

APPLES Apples, S@5; dried ap
pies, 6(97e per pound from store
Dried peaches, 6(973c from store.
Recommendations, $3(13 25 from
store. Cabbage, crate, Southern, 1904
Northern, per brl, 81 so. Kraut, brls
S6(96 %; hall brle, So 10. Garlic, 40G
6Oc per 100. Turnips, 70c@$l per bril-
Celery, 100000.
FRUIT-0rangss, imported, s. 5G(94
per box; Florida, per box, So 1904
Lemons, IS 5C@4 per box. Bananas,
81 50@2 so per buGch.
NUrs-Cocoanuts-S0p per 100. Pea
nu.s-Virginis, &c; Tennt ssee farm
ers' stock, S@4c; roasted, 23c higher
shelled, Toe. Almonds, l8c. Wslnuts
English, lSc; French, l5c. Fllberts,
123c. Pecsns-rexss, 7@l0c; Brazil
nuts, l2ic. Chestnuts-Imported, l23c
per pound.
RAhINs-London layers, SO; layers,
So 70; California, 81 Is.
PICKLR9-ln jars, pints, 96c; quarts,
81 30; hali-Rallons, 81 rs; gallons,
s. 70; loose, barrels, So 5097; half.
barrels, "a; mixed, barrels, $40 so:
mixed, half barrels, S..
EGGs- Firm, l91c.
PoTAToEs-Nortnern stock, 81 asa
l rs; new, $500; light demand.
CDER-Now York, 81 50@S per bar.
rel and 81 90 per half, barrel.
FISH -Mackerel, half-barrels, No. l,
% 1906; No. 2, IS so; No. 8, "a so;
l0.lb kit, No. /, 81; No. 3, 8Oc; No.
3, 75c. Dry hsrrings, family, 25c per
box.
GAME-Gsme fish, 5(96c.
VINEGAR-10(9l5c per gallon.
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PROVISIONS.

BUrTER-Butterine 12@l5c; cream
cry, 30993c; dairy, 1S@22c; country
butter, 15@22c.
Hoe PRoDUCrs-hrm; mess pork
$1,000; sugar cured hams, 12@ls Sc
breakfast bacon, l03@11Sc; clear rit
sides bacon, &c; bacon shoulders, Tic
bulk pork clear sides, SIC; clear rit
sides, sic; shoulders, 69c; long clear
Sic; pork strips, Tic.
LARD-Tierces, 74c; half barrels, 73C
kegs, Sc; choice kettle. o..
Fresh MEATs-City beef, forequar-
tiers, 3@4c; mutton, &c; hind quarters
of beef, 5(96c; hogs, &c; country hogs,
&c.
PoULTRY-Chickens active; spring,
So 50@3; old hens,$3@3 %. Turkeys, SO
612. Geese, 81 50(03 60 Ducks,
50; dressed chickens, So 1908 20 per
dozen; dressed turkeys, l2@l3c per
pound.
CHEEsE-Prime flats, 9@10c; New
York factory, none; full cream, 100
l4c; Young America, lac.
PICS FEET Barrels, 81 SO; half bar
rels, SO rs; kegs, 81 10.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March rs. --Provis-
ions dull and easy, PoTk-$l9. Lard
81 1907 20. Bulk meats - lose
lots, long clear, 81 90; short ribs, S.;
shot clear, So 20; boxed lots, long
clear, 81 S74; short ribs, IS 10; shors
clear, S. %, BaCon-shouldeIs, So rs /;
long clear, S. 373@S so; short ribs,
SIS so; short clear, S. 62398 rs. Hams,
ll4@l4c. Butter steady; dairy, 100
25C; creamery, 24@30c.
CHICAGO, ILL March 23.-Ness pork
was unchanged. Lard fell off 10c per
100 pounds under free offerings and
closed at inside figures. Short ribs
opened at 5@74c higher, but
broke off 25@274c and closed
easy. Cash quotations were gs
follows: Mess pork, per brl, $40; lard,
per 100 lbs, 81 80; short rib sides,
loose, 81 rs; dry sailed Shout
era, boxed, 1905 %; short
clear sides, boxed, S. 209S rs.
The!leading futures ranged as follows:
Mess pork-Msrch opened at 800 60,
highest 500 go, lowest 500 10, closing
at $40 80; May opened at s2l, highest
$2l, lowest $2l, closing at SOL; June
opened at $2l, highest $2l, lowest S21,
closing at 81. Lard-Msrch opened
at 81 424, highest 81 423, lowest 81 80,
closing at 81 80; May opened at
81 so, highest 81 30, lowest 81 974,
closing at 81 so; June opened al
81 574, highest 81 5.}, lowest 81 42!,
closing OF s. 42l. Short ribs--March
opened at IS 05, highest SIS 05, low
est 81 rs, closing at 81 rs; May opened
at IS 10, highest IS Is, lowest 81 S7!,
closing at 81 874; June opened at S. 20,
highest S. 20, lowest 81 92t, closing
at 81 92t, On the Produce Exchange
today the butter market was easy
creamery, 243@30c dairy, 124@27c per
ID. Eggs, 1l39l2c per do2,
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InCrease in receipts thia wear !. Pr

,
At noon: Liverpool spots were quiet
and unchanged. Sales, 10000 bales, Of
which American Zoo bales. Receipts
5000. bales, Of which American l00l
bales.
Closing quotations were IS follows
Ordinary, 4 ll-16d; good ordinary, 81
low middling, sid; good middling,
sgd; middling uplsnds, 5 7-l6d, mid.
ding, Orleans, 54d.
1.-THE prices are given IN pence and 64thS,
thus: A So means 4 63. Sad; and 5 Oh means
1-64d
AT noon: Liverpool futures were
quiet. March, s 24d; March-April,
5 26@5 DAD; April May, 26@5 Pad ;
June, 5 2S@5 ed; June-July, 8 28@
5 I'D; uly-August, 5 30@5 2Sd; Aug
ust September, 5 3l@5 29d: Septem-
Der October, 5 24@5 23d; September,
Sid.
At2 pm: Liverpool futures were
quiet; March, 8 25d, sellers; March
April, 5 25d, sellers; April May, 5 Esd,
sellers; May-June, 5 28d, sellers; June
July, 527d, sellers; July.August, 5 god,
sellers; Auguat-Ssptember, BOD, sell
era; September. October, 5 24d, sellers !;
September, Sid, sellers.
At 4 pm: Liverpool futures were
steady; March, 26d, sellers; March,
April, 5 26d, sellers; April-May, 5 26d,
sellers; Msy-June, 5 ga, buyers; June.
July, 281, buyers; July-August,
s 800, sellers; August September,
5 Bid, sellers; September October,
5 25d, sellers; September, 5 32d, sell,
9rd
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DRUGS, PAINTS AND OILS.

DRUGs--Quinine, P. & W., o., Zoe
cans, Csc; New York quinine, o., 85c
cans, Coo; B. & s. quinine, o., zoe
cans, 65c; morphine, P. & W., 1 o.,
So 10 OF; OF. walls, 81 So; New York
morphine, ! OF, S. per or. OF.
walls, So 70; cinchonida, / OF walls,
ISc o.; 8 OF. cans, l3c o.; gum
opium, per pound, 81; iodlde pot.
ash, SO 10 per pound, inclusive; cub
nitrate bismuth, 81 10 per pound, inclu-
sive; chlorolorm, Acc per pound; blue
mass, 43c per pound; calomel, SOC p; T
pound; mercury, 70c per pound I;
chloral hydrate, 81 80 per pound cam
phor, CSC per pound; alcohol, barrels,
per gallon, 81 20; castor oil, barrels,
per gallon, 81 40.
PAINTS AND OIl-Whits lead, Col
lier's, &c per pound; 500 pound lots,
o4c per pound, 24c of, 10 days; South
ern white lead, 7c per pound, 500
pound lots, 6lc, &c of, 10 days; boiled
linseed oil, 43c per gallon, by barrel !;
raw, 4Oc; turpentine, 3sAc per. gallon,
by barrel.
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GENERAL TRADE.
nREADSTUFFs.

CoRNMHAL-Standard, 80 %; pearl
So E5@3 So; roller, So 35, firm
HAY-Ohoice, from store, 65@75c
car load from levse or depot, $l2 so
prime, from store, GOOSE; car load
from levee or depot, $11 50@12 prairie,
from store, 40@50c; car load from
levee or depot, 81 80.
Corn - From store, white, 4SC;
mixed, 45c; from leves or depot,
white, in bulk, 44c; in sacks, 47@
F4c; mixed, in bulk, 4l3c; in sacks,
441c.
OATS - From store, white, $50;
mixed, 36c; from levee or depot,
white, in bulk, $50; in sacks, 343@35c
mixed, in bulk, 39c; in sacks, 333@
SAFE.
FLoUR-From store, No. 8, So 80;
family, So 70; choice, a; fancy
81 25; extra fancy, "a so; patents,
$5@5 70.
OATNEAL-In half barrels, $2@3 %
from store.
CRACKED WHEAT-In half barrels,
81 % from store.
HoMINY AND GRIrs-From store, So
93 %.
BHANs-Navy, 81 90; medium, 81 70
al 80.
CRACKERS - Soda, extra, 4c; soda,
treble extra, 4lc; extra, &c; ginger
snaps, extra. &c; assorted jumbles, 10C.
BRAN - From store, SIC; from
levee or depot, sl5@l5 so.
RGcE-Loulsians, 4954c; Carolina
51@61c.
KANSAS CRY, No., March %. Wheat
steady; No. 2 red, cash, 68lc bid
April, 6l1c bid; May, 7lsc bid, 72Ic
asked. Corn quiet; No. 2, Cash, 81 Ic
bid, 3l5c seked; April, site bid, 32tc
fsksd; May, 32lc bid, 33C asked.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 23.-Flour
quiet and steady. Wheat dull and
easier. The market opened firm and
advanced B@tC, but eased of and de.
clined I@s'; closed al /, lower than
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COTTON hEaD PRNnuCTA

CoTToN SRED In car load lots:
Prime Guide cotton seed oil, new, pa
@sSc; of crude cotton seed oil, 24@
25c; prime summer yellow cotton seed
oil, 353@ Soc; off summer yellow cotton
seed oil, 33@S4c; miners' summer
yellow cotton seed oil, Si@9oo; prime
summer white cotton seed oil, =;
choice cooking yellow cotton seed
oil, 37@3Sc; prime cotton seed
meal, $l5 25@l5 70; less than car lots,
Sl5 25@l5 rs; of cotton seed meal,
$l2@l9; less than carload lots $l3@14
Cotton seed delivered at depot or
levee, $40 per ton from wagon at mills,
80 per ton.
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FINANCE and COMMERCE.
MONEY 9 TO 8 PER CENT, NEW
YORK EXCHANGE Is PREM.
Cotton Steady - Middling Cotton,
98'4c Sales Yesterday,
600 Bales.

Money is in good request, but ia
still easy and plentiful for business
purposes at 6 10 8 per cent. Funds
continue to accumulate in the banks
and the demands are restricted almost
exc usively to the regular business
trading. Local securities are firm and
in good demand. Bank stocks are in
steady demand. The cotton market
is steady; middliDg, 93c. Sales, 900
bales At New York spots were firm |;
middling, 10 49,. Futures firm and
3 to 7 points higher; March, 10.1O@
10.llo.
A leading New York cotton circular
says OF the speculative market: ga
stronger tone prevailed. Early in the
day the feeling was little slack, but
the demand subsequently, revived and
put rates up 7 points, at which the
close wac firm"
At New Orleans spots were firm
middling, Csc. Futures firm and 10 to
IL points higher, March, 9.66c bid.
Liverpool spots were quiet and un.
changed; middling, 7-l0d. Futures
steady. March, 26.64d sellers.
The general market presents firm
feeling.
IMPORTS.
One hundred and twenty brls SD
Piles, l brl beans and peas, 65 pkgs but
ter, 492 pkgs boots and shoes, 1900 bu
corn, 70 sk3 coffee, 800 SKIS cotton
seed, 2 cars cotton seed, ITO pigs dry
goods, 109 pigs eggs, 237 brls -four,
2067 bales hay, 100 pigs hats, 6S nd
horses and mules, 5 pigs lard, $4,000
feet lumber, II pkgs liquors, 1000 bl
cats, 10 brls onions, 2 cars pork sides,
292 br's sugar and 130 pkgs tobacco.
ELEVATOR REPORTS.
The following elbows the amount OF
grein received, Withdrawn and in store
by regular elevstors, as reported to the
Merchant Exchange yesterday:
Whest--in store, 4S9 bu. Corn-re-
csived, 1888 bu; withdrawn, $50 blu;
in store, 1891 bu. Uata-received
7703 bu; Withdrawn, 10,4l3 bu; in
store, 59,l bu.
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LIVE RTOOK.

Corn FED OATTLE-Choice 10 extra,
34@44c; good, 3i@3ic.
GRASS CATTLE - Choice, 393ic ;
good, 2i@2ic; fair to medium, 2@21c ;
scallawsgs, l@l3c.
Hoas-Choice, 5@51c; good, 43@
&c.
sHEEP-Ohoice, 4l@5c; medium,
3l94c.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, March 3d.
The Live Stock Indicator reports: Cattle
receipts, 23O0 head; shipments, 1900
head shipping steers strong; cows 5Cd
10c higher; feeding steers firm
good to choice 81 65@4 So; com,
mon to medium, So 1904 80; stock.
ers, 81 COOS 20; feeding steers, 50 81
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Wool - BURY grease wool, I'M
washed, l2@lSc; clear grease wool,
23@25c; bury washed, 2s93Oc; tub
washed, S3935c.
81. LOUIS, NO., March 23.-Wool
quiet and easy; medium, unwashed,
N@25e; coarse braid, l6@2lc; low
sandy, l39lec; fne light, 1S@23s;
hne heavy, l4(920a.
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and fairly active. Sales, $1,000 bag.
March, l9.05@1S.20c; April, 1900
lSl5c; May, 1S.l0@l9 zoe; June,
13.l0@l3 zoe; July, l3.l0@l3 zoe
August, l3.l5@l3. 25c; September,
ID 209lS soc; October, l3209l3 SOC ;
November, 13.25@l330c; December,
Is 25@lS SOC; January, Is 309l3 35c.
Sugar firm; refined, quiet and firm.
Rice quiet and firm.
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WHISKY, WINES, LTQUORs, ETC.

WHISKY Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon, 81 5000; redIstilled goods from
9Oc to 81 %, according to proof; rye,
81 1906.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 23.-Whisky
steady at 81 10.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 23.-Whisky
steady; distillers' flashed goods,
81 49,
CINoTNNA II, o., March 23.-Whisky
active and firm; sales, 9l4 barrels OF
finished goods on basis OF 81 l3.
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SKINS AMI RuRl

SKINS AND FUBs-Deer skins, zoe
bear, $l@7; mink, l5a60c; coon
hunter handled, 10000; country
handled, 15950c; otter, $l(98 30; bea.
yer, 50c@F; wild cat, 15@25c; fox,
l5@75c; musk rat, loo; opossum, 1Oc.
wolf, 50c@S2; skunk, 10000; pan
theirs, 50S@$l.
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RIVERS and STEAMBOATS,
MOVEMENTS AT The LEvEK.

Arrivals. Lee, Friars Point;
Ooahoms, Osceola; City OF vicksburg,
Vicks5urg; Port Eads, st. Louis, and
Oakland, New Orleans.
Departures. = James Lse, Friars
Point; Oily Of Vlcksburg, st. Louis;
Coahoma, 05ceola; Port Esds, New
Orleans; oakland, St. Louis, and
Chickasaw, White river,
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HIDES AND TALLOW.

HIDRs Dry flint, No. l, Isle; No.
2, 12Ac; dry sailed, 10@l2c; green
sailed, No l, tic; No. 2, Ole; green,
5@6c. Sheep skins, 15c@fl. Bees
wax, zoe. Tallow, 4c.
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sEKDs-Clover, "a 9O@5 per bushel !;
orchard grass, 81 30; herdsgrass, SOFA
Doc; timothy, S2@2 %; German mil
let, $l(01 10.
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NEW YORK DRY eOODs MARKET

NRw York. March 23.-Business in
all departments OF cotton goods was
OF tbs large proportions Of previous
reports, but with agentG, very largely
through deliveries on contracts, yet
the demand WAS very de6nite for re-
newals OF contracts for certain quail
tiles,
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PErlinI.EnM.

CoAt On-Prlms white, Wholesale
10 a. 10 per gallon.
CLEVELAND, o., March 29-Petro-
leum q net; g. W. ll00, &c.
PTTsBURd, Pa, March 23.--Petro
leum duh; National Transit certificates
opened at 63ie; closed 1T 622c; high.
est, 63lc; lowest, 62hc.
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NAILS. LEAD. SHOT.

NAILs-1Os, iron, 81 60; steel, 81 70.
LEAD &c.
SHOT Drop, 81 40; buck, 81 IS.
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COTTON MARKETS

The local cotton market opened
steady and closed steady; middling,
93c. Sales, $500 bales, including $50
yesterday evening, 500 to exporters,
and 1000 to spinners.
EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS..
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RIVEKs AND WEATHER.

0VFICE SIGNAL SERVICE, U. s. All
MEMPHIS, March "a, pm. !
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at 750 meridian
time, which is one hour later than
Memphis time:
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AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.

PowDER-Kegs, IS; half kegs, 81 rs ;
qusrter kegs, ST. so.
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InsOIyent Notice.

HkHOtNGhN NOtlCCs
State Of Tennessee, Shelby Countrywide Of
County Court Clerk, Memphis, Tenn,
February "A, 1857.
To J. I. Kills, Administrator:
II AVING suggested the insolvency Of tho
IL estate OF VIM. Y; Crenshaw,. deceased,
you are hereby ordered to give notice, by .ad !.
vertisement in some Newspaper published
within the said tate, and also at the court
house door of Shelby oOPnty, for all persons
having claims against said estate, to appear
and file the same, authenticated In the man
ner prescribed by law, on or before the 18th
day Of August, 1887; and any claim not filed
on or before said day, or before an appropri-
alton OF the funds Of said estate Is made,
equity. Witness my hand, at ONCE, this iIth
Jay Oh f'0'uA P.j. QUIaLEY, Clerk.
By Thos B. Crenshaw, d. Q;
Notice is hereby given to all parties as re-
IN j. II, ELLIS, Administrators.
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New York futures opened steady
and closed firm, aud 5 to Z points
higher. Sales, 81, 800 bales. The clts-
ing quotations were as follows:
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Syphilis Cured.

i an eminent French physician. For In
''r"H'iOH A. WYNNE, Red Pork, Ark.
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WHEELING, March 23.-Noon-River
8 feet s inches on the gauge and fall
ing.
PirTsBURG, March 23.-NOon-River
3 feet 8 inches on the gauge and sta.
tiorary. Weather cloudy and mild.
CINCINNATI, March 23-Noon- River
10 feet 2 inches on the gauge and fall
ing. Weather clear; thermometer 4O'.
CAIRO, ILL., March 90. -Noon-Riyer
3S feet outhe gauge and falling. Wealth
err clear and cold. No arrivals or de-
partnres.
LOUISVILLE, March 23.-Noon- River
s iee!,in the canal and 3 feet 10 inches
on the falls and falling. Weather clear
and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, March 23.-Noon-Riv..
or 10 feet 3 inches on the gauge and
falling. Weather fair and warm. Ar.
rived: Desoto, Cincinnati.
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JOHN Il. NORTON
"a Madison Street,
DEALER IN
LOCAL STOCKS and BONDS
ALSO.
Southern Mineral and Improvement
9ToCK9.
FINANCE.

Money in moderate demand at 6 to
: per cent. Tue Clearing House re-.
pot is as follows:
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Recei PTS at porse, this day, 1887, 5,0l0
Receipts at ports, this day, 1886, 9,C95
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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The New Orleans future market
opened fltm, and closed firm and from
10 to IL points higher. Sales, 49,30t
bales. Quotations were as follows:
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Given in Honor OF Miss Sarah Dcgen
and Others.

The handsome residence and pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cos
lin. in the Cedars. was the scene. Of n
happy time last night i'll honor OF
Mrs. Goslins cousin, Miss Sarah De.
gen, of Ottawa, Illinois, and other
young ladies visiting friends
in the city. Miss Goslin
was assisted by Mrs. Goslin in the
reception of the guests, which added
materially 10 the charms of the occa-
sion. Ii was bright, joyous time,
and the ladies and gentlemen present
were ia their best TO let's and wore
their sweetest smiles the ladies we
mean, not the horrid men-and during
the entire evening mirth, music and
dancing were the order of the
evening; there wac some most excellent
singing and recitahons, and the repair
tee in conversation was especially
brilliant. Among the ladies present
were Miss Sallic Binswangcr, of Kan
sas City; Miss Hattie Lyons, of Little
Rock; Miss Waterman, of Denison;
Miss Swarts, of Chillicothe, Mo; Pau
ne Loeb, jackson, Tenn; Miss Wolf,
of Jackson, Miss: Miss Minnie
Wcstheimer, of Henderson, Kentucky;
Pauline Iralson, Johanna Leyyson,
Carrie Shoeniield, - Koenigsberger
and sarah Degen.
Among the gentlemen present were:
Messrs. Ben Iralson, Charles Marx, Ike
Torch, Ruby Pollack. Joe Aronson,
Morris Simpson, lsidorc Munzes-
heimcr. d. A. Eldridgc, Louis IIerzog,
Albert Kramer, Rothschild, Raphael
Socholosl,y, Birkenrood, Lang.
Tx, Mas, Joe Wolf, Aaron Kerings-
berger.
The refreshments on this occasion
were prime, almost beyond compare
In fact it was rechreche in all its ap-
pointments, and the young ladies III
whose honor it was given will leave
Dallas with fond recollections, dear to
he heart.
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Looking for Leon.

While the blizzard was tearing down
Chestnut street at IL o'clock yesterday
morning handsome Englishwoman
with blonde hair and large diamonds
in her ears. was sitting in the break
fast-room of the Girard house slipping
q cup of coffee. She was dressed in n
charming morning gown, and tassels
that dangled when she walked. From
underneath the gown peeped two tiny
feet in patent leather slippers. Sudden
lu with a startled look the woman
beckoned TO the head waiter.
"Wherc is Leonp" she asked excit-
edly.
The waiter didn't know. The wo.
man, getting up quickly from the table.
rushed out to the hotel office, and in a
tone of anguish and utter helplessness
said to Clerk Levi;
Leon is lost"
'FRONT.'" shouted the clerk, banging
the knob of the big silver bell.
A bellman popped up at the corner.
go look for Leon he is lost" said
the clerk. Then be banged the bell
and shouted:
'FRONT.' and another bellman came
forward.
"Go look for Leon; he is lost"
The bellmen went searching through
the corridors, in the smoking-room,
reading-room and cafe. and came back
shaking their heads. with long faces.
The woman looked almost distracted.
Her bosom eavedsconvulsively with
suppressed emotion.
'FRONT.'" yelled Clerk Levi. Look
in the Kitchen"
The bellman came back with a small
poodle under his arm. 1t had blue
ribbon hanging around its neck and a
bell dangling from it. The poodle was
licking its chops The meeting was
very affecting. The woman took tic
cog in her arms and hurrying 10 IL
elevator. said convulsively:
"Oh. Leon. Leon, how youfrightereo
me. l thought you we're lostr'-Rhila-
delphia Times.
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Assigncd.

TO the public it was quito shock
and surprise to learn OF the assign
ment, on Saturday evening, of Mr. A.
e. Quicker, stationer corner Of Muir
ply and Main streets. Mr.. w. S.
Simpkins is the assignee. Liabilities
estimated at $4,000 and assets in the
neighborhood of $4,000. Later in the
evening the assignee brought suit
against Scarf & Co. charging him with
coming to the store and taking away
$500 or 5000 worth of goods after Mr.
Quicker had assigned. Mr.. Quicker
wss indebted to Scarf a. Co.
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Justice Court.

Judge Braswell heard a court this
forenoon entitled h. j. Hankey VS..
William Smith. Mr.. Smith disturbed
the peace and otherwise made Rome
howl, according to IIankey, and the
judge footed up the fine and cost
which aggregated $3.50. This is the
sequel to the case OF VIM. Smith vs..
f. j. Hankcy, in which Harkcy it
seems tried to break Smiths head with
four pound rock and succeeded in
somewhat demolishing Smiths store,
for which the judge assessed Hankcy
$l7, but Mr.. Hankcy appealed his case.
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Ordered p eed No Further.

The Main Street Railroad Com
pany proceeded this morning to ex
end their track to the river, or some
point just below its present terminus.
but Acting Mayor Tom Brown
stepped in and said: "By your leave.
gentlemen, you needn't proceed any
urther with your work" Work
stopped, and the wooden blocks piled
up in the street remain as evidence OF
proceedings. The reporter failed to
find any Injunction papers.
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A young man by the name Of Geo.
Cox was before tbc mayor this morn
jig, charged itllfrightcnlng a neigh
borhood with the alarm of fire. MIR.
Nash made the charge. Mr. Cox had
been attending a party near the resi-
dcnce of Mr.. Nash, and leaving The
scene of pleasure and feeling hilarious,
yelled to Mr.. Nash, as he passed his
house, while the family were in the
arms of Morpheus, that his house wa
on fire. The family simultaneously
tumbled out of bed, and while they
were scrambling for their clothes, ex-
pecting every moment that the roofof
the house would come crashing down
upon them, Cox yelled: "Mr. Nash, the
street car barn is burning up!' This
increased their fright. Not only were
the family of Mr.. Nash alarmed, but
the neighbours rolled out of bed and
made their appearance in various gar
ments, which, considered as a whole,
rcscmbled Mardi Gras day. Mr.. Cox
was fined SO. There is a counter
charge, which Cox makes against
Nash, Of assault and battery.
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If you want a good saddle or any
thing in the harness line Padgitt
Bros. is the place to get it,
The biggest line of silver plated
ware in Dallas at Doherty & Co.'s, COS
Main street.
A fine line of jewelry, etc, at Dohcr-
ty & Co.'s, COS Main street.
BY experience man has learned that
it is economy to buy the best quality
of any class of goods, and Padgitt
Bros, in the line Of wholesale and re-
tail saddlery, are not to be excelied in
quantity, quality and low prices.
Every subscriber who fails to get
the HERALD is requested to report the
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rier system is being revised and i'm
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